Hexball originated in South Africa and as such has no international federation – yet.

The basic structure currently looks like this:

• Hexball South Africa (governed by The Council and run by the NEC)
  • Provinces (governed by Provincial Councils and run by PEC’s)
    • Clubs (governed by HSA-registered players and run by League Managers)
      • Players
  • Associate members (eg. SANDF, SAPS, USSA, CoSACSA, USSASA, etc.)
  • Honorary members

The day-to-day affairs of HSA is the responsibility of the National Executive Committee. The NEC consists of the president, vice president, chief admin officer, chief financial officer, players’ representative, development officer, and technical director (responsible for rules and referees). They meet whenever necessary to keep the machinery well-oiled, and are tasked with making most operational decisions without involving the Council.

Once a year an Annual General Meeting is convened by the NEC. At this AGM certain housekeeping matters are discussed, and officials in key positions present their annual reports to members. Budgets and membership fees are decided and approved, and elections are held where necessary. Only active provincial and associate members get to vote on any matters, and they make up the Council – which is the highest authority in HSA. To qualify as “active”, a member has to meet certain activity criteria, such as hosting a number of tier 1 and tier 2 events in a certain time window.

Each provincial or associate member has their own similar structures, with a provincial executive committee consisting of a few key positions, and a provincial council consisting of the active clubs’ league managers in the province. To qualify as “active”, a league manager also has to meet certain activity criteria, such as regularly hosting a number of tier 1 events.

All this is great, but as a player you probably want to know how the Hexball playing structures work, right? Click here to find out.